SHEFFORD 1837

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Location

Address

Central Bedfordshire (District)

County

Central Bedfordshire

Region

Eastern

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

52.037693 / -0.33942421 / 40.3 view

Location details

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Information

186

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Hoard name

SHEFFORD 1837

Data type

Hoard?

Date of discovery (from)

1 Mar 1837

(to)

31 May 1837

Total number of coins

Summary

"In the spring of this year, a farmer, ploughing in a field just beyond Shefford, in Bedfordshire, turned up several silver, potin and small brass coins, which were submitted to my inspection" Three coins: Allectus 2, Constans 2.

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Discovery method

Agricultural or drainage work
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Closing reign (earliest)

Constans
Terminal year (earliest)

348
Closing reign (latest)

Constans
Terminal year (latest)

350
Opening year (earliest)

293
Opening year (latest)

296
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/177

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-52565B

References

Reference

Robertson

Ref

1257

Roberston dataset, imported by J. Mairat. IARCH dataset, AHRC funded University of Leicester and British Museum project. Imported and edited by M. Spoerri (June 2019 / Nov. 2024). Updated by C. Gazdac (Jan. 2025).

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